Abraham Sharp Mathematician and Astronomer
- Author
- Martin Lunn
- Published
- Mon 29 Mar 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/abraham-sharp-mathematician-and-astronomer--44095178
Abraham Sharp was born in Little Horton near Bradford in 1653 the year that Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. Sharp would go on to become assisitant to John Flamsteed the first astronomer royal and also to contsruct what was the first telescope which had any sort of accuracy.
